In our fourth and final post on equity crowdfunding regulations, we’re discussing Title III of the JOBS Act, which went into effect on May 16, 2016. With the popularity of crowdfunding, especially its use to raise funds for a variety … Continue reading
Equity Crowdfunding
To continue our series on the four options for equity crowdfunding, today we’ll be reviewing crowdfunding under Title IV Reg A+. The SEC has stated that the purpose of Title IV Reg A+ is to facilitate smaller companies’ access to … Continue reading
We are excited to announce a new partnership with Indiegogo, a leader in perks-based crowdfunding, that gives anyone the ability to invest as little as $100 in startups and small businesses on the MicroVentures platform. In 2009, MicroVentures was founded … Continue reading
Today in our series on equity crowdfunding regulations, we’re going to take a closer look at crowdfunding under Reg D 506(c). As with Reg D 506(b), startups can raise an unlimited amount of capital under Reg D 506(c), which went … Continue reading
Today in our series on equity crowdfunding regulations, we’re going to take a closer look at crowdfunding under Reg D 506(b). This approach has several benefits. First off, companies can raise an unlimited amount of capital under this regulation. In … Continue reading
A startup’s equity crowdfunding round can be accomplished using any one of a handful of longstanding regulations as well as the new Regulation Crowdfunding rule, also known as Title III of the JOBS Act, that went into effect earlier this … Continue reading
Dropbox, Snapchat, Lyft, Pinterest, Bloom Energy, Instacart, Cloudera, Palantir, and Spotify. All nine of these companies are on CNBC’s Disruptor 50 list for 2016, and all nine are MicroVentures portfolio companies. What does it mean to be a disruptor? CNBC … Continue reading
It’s a simple truth: angel investors win when they invest in the right startups. Were it only that simple. What this implicitly means though is something equally straightforward: the best angel investors are the best at gauging potential. Not blindly … Continue reading
Initially, crowdfunding was limited to a reward or donation basis, and was made popular by sites such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo. By collecting incremental donations from hundreds or thousands of backers, these sites pool the capital necessary to launch products … Continue reading
